Xylocopa pubescens
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
Xylocopa pubescens is a species of large carpenter bee. Females form nests by excavation with their mandibles, often in dead or soft wood. X. pubescens is commonly found in areas extending from India to Northeast and West Africa. It must reside in these warm climates because it requires a minimum ambient temperature of 18 °C (64 °F) in order to forage.
A common area of study in X. pubescens is its dominance hierarchy and guarding behavior. Colonies start and end with female takeover, either by daughters of the dominant female or by foreign intruders. There is only one reproductively active female in a colony at a time who suppresses the reproduction of other females in the nest. Males hold individual territories which females enter to mate. When an intruder enters another male's territory, the male responds aggressively.
X. pubescens is polylectic, so it forages on many species of plants. It forages on some plants for nectar when preparing bee bread during ontogenesis and forages on others for pollen to feed offspring. Pheromones from Dufour's gland are vital to mark flowers previously visited and also to mark nests so that the foraging bees know where to return. X. pubescens is known to be an effective pollinator, often more effective than honeybees, but it is not commonly used in today's agricultural settings. Wikipedia →
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Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pubescent Carpenter Bee sighting in Luxor on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pubescent Carpenter Bee in Luxor on a given day, against about 10% in May and July–September, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.
3rd of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Pubescent Carpenter Bee sightings, Luxor ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Tunis (Tunisia, about 50%) and Athens (Greece, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pubescent Carpenter Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Luxor (13 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
